Maria Lawrence

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Maria Lawrence
Personal information
Full nameMaria Lawrence
Born (1970-09-20) 20 September 1970 (age 52)
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Team information
DisciplineTrack & Road
RoleRider
Major wins
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg National Champion x2
Medal record
Cycling
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Victoria team time trial

Maria Lawrence (born 20 September 1970 [1] ) is a retired female English racing cyclist.

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Cycling career

Lawrence represented Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

She represented England and won a bronze medal in the team time trial event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. [2] [3] Four years later she represented England in the road race event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [4] [5] [6]

Personal life

She is married to another cyclist, Dominic Sweeney.

Palmarès

1994
3rd Time Trial, Commonwealth Games
1996
1st Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British National Road Race Championships
1997
1st Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British National Road Race Championships

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References

  1. "Maria Lawrence - Athlete Record". British Olympic Association.
  2. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  5. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.